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Bailey Arboretum

Bailey Arboretum from directly overhead

Bailey Arboretum is a park in New York, at a recorded elevation of 23 m. Buttermilk Hill stands 211 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Clarence Michalis, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Merritt Parkway passes 11 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1969-08-05
Elevation
23 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Friends of Bailey Arboretum

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.88740, -73.58488

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Gardens
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Thomas Park L-1: 1.1 mi
  • Creek Beach: 1.3 mi
  • Bayville Adventure Park: 1.4 mi
  • Stehli Beach Park: 1.5 mi
  • Joe Stanco Park: 2.1 mi
Beaches
Museums
Peaks
  • Harrison Williams Woods Peak: 1.8 mi
  • Mill Neck Peak: 2.1 mi
  • Sagamore Hill: 4.4 mi
  • Harbor Hill: 6.7 mi
  • Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve Peak: 6.9 mi
Artworks
  • The West Portico: 2.1 mi
  • Circular Pool Cherub: 2.1 mi
  • The Outside In: 2.2 mi
  • Orpheus and Eurydice: 2.2 mi
  • Bayville Commons Cranes: 2.3 mi
Attractions
Picnic sites: 32
  • Upper Education Area: 4.2 mi
  • Lower Education Area: 4.2 mi
  • Reserved Picnic Site: 7.1 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 7.5 mi
  • Picnic Area A & B: 7.5 mi
Cliffs: 15
Lighthouses: 7
Rest areas: 4
  • Long Island Welcome Center: 15.2 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 17.0 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 17.0 mi
  • Vince Lombardi Service Area: 23.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • The Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Farms Falls: 16.5 mi
  • The Loch: 20.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of Bailey Arboretum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buttermilk HillNW 323°211 m19.4 mi
Reynolds HillNNW 328°180 m17.9 mi
Round HillNNW 343°172 m15.6 mi
Cooney HillNNW 333°170 m16.6 mi
Kennelwood HillNW 324°156 m15.4 mi
Kykuit HillNW 316°147 m19.5 mi
Beaver HillNW 315°140 m17.8 mi
Hackley HillNW 313°140 m18.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:07
June solstice05:2319:4920:30
September equinox06:4218:1718:53
December solstice07:1615:4616:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643536271777569584840
Precip in3.73.04.43.83.13.84.03.94.14.03.44.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mineola, 11 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Eastern Skunk Cabbage242 obs
  • yellow trout lily119 obs
  • marsh marigold94 obs
  • American tuliptree90 obs
  • green false hellebore90 obs
  • Sweet Pepperbush85 obs
  • mountain laurel74 obs
  • sensitive fern63 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/439375483

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